vim /home/me/mysql-init
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('newpassword');
SET PASSWORD FOR 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('newpassword');
kill `cat /var/run/mysqld/mysql.pid`
mysqld_safe –init-file=/home/me/mysql-init &
vim /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
service mysql restart
rm /home/me/mysql-init